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The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) wants households to pay more for network services based on how much they use them, under new network tariffs reportedly taking effect from 2029. The proposal means heavier users would contribute more to grid and infrastructure costs, a shift from the current largely fixed-rate model. Dutch media are covering what the change would mean for household energy and internet bills.

A new Atlas poll shows Jerônimo Rodrigues leading the 2026 Bahia governor's race with 51.5% of valid votes in the first round, while ACM Neto registers 47.4%. The survey points to a tight, two-candidate contest in one of Brazil's biggest states, fueling debate about the incumbent's re-election chances and the opposition's strength heading into next year's elections.

Let's Encrypt is reducing the lifespan of its TLS certificates to 45 days, part of a broader industry shift toward shorter certificate validity periods. The change means website operators must rely on robust automated renewal, typically via the ACME protocol, to avoid outages from expired certificates. Security commentators note it raises the baseline for automation across web infrastructure.

Justice Gilmar Mendes has denied Jerônimo Rodrigues, Bahia's education secretary, the right of reply in videos published by ACM Neto. The decision settles a dispute between the Bahia government figure and the politician-broadcaster, whose content had been the target of the response request. The ruling is drawing attention in Bahia's politically charged environment ahead of electoral season.

A Quaest poll published by Estadão shows Jerônimo Rodrigues with 52% of valid votes in the first round of the Bahia gubernatorial race, against 48% for ACM Neto. The figures suggest the contest remains tight but place the governing coalition's candidate in the lead, prompting discussion about Neto's chances of forcing a runoff or closing the gap before election day.

ACME Solar has granted 116,788 employee stock options under its 2024 employee stock option plan. The grant aligns employee compensation with the company's long-term performance in India's growing renewable energy sector. Further details on the exercise price, vesting schedule or eligible employees were not disclosed in initial reports.

A new poll on the race for governor of Bahia shows a contest between ACM Neto and incumbent Jerônimo Rodrigues. The survey, published by VEJA, is fueling debate over whether the opposition candidate can unseat the sitting governor in one of Brazil's most politically important states, with supporters of both camps citing the numbers.

Communications of the ACM has published a paper titled 'Service-Defined Autonomy: Making Service Quality Computationally Actionable'. The work proposes defining service quality in formal, computable terms so that autonomous systems can act on it directly. It is drawing attention within the robotics and computing research community as part of ongoing debate on how to measure and guarantee the performance of autonomous services.

Communications of the ACM has published a piece reflecting on lessons learned from developing internet protocols. The article draws on decades of experience designing the standards that underpin global network communication, offering insight for engineers working on next-generation protocols. It is drawing attention from the networking and computer science community.

Communications of the ACM has published a piece arguing that AI agents are expanding beyond the isolated containers in which they are deployed, connecting instead to external tools, data and other agents. The article examines what this shift means for software architecture, security and control, as agentic AI systems increasingly operate across system boundaries rather than within self-contained environments.

Coyote vs Acme, the Looney Tunes film starring Wile E. Coyote who sues the Acme Corporation after its products fail him, is drawing attention with recaps and explanations of its ending circulating online. The film was famously completed but shelved by Warner Bros. rather than released, making its plot resolution a topic of curiosity for fans who may never see it theatrically.

A 1989 research paper, "Customization: Optimizing Compiler Technology for SELF," is being shared again in programming communities. The paper describes compiler optimization techniques for SELF, a dynamically-typed object-oriented language whose ideas influenced later languages like JavaScript engines. Developers interested in compilers and programming language history are reading and discussing the ACM-published work decades after its release.

A Communications of the ACM opinion piece argues that AI coding assistants have not made software development easier, but shifted where the difficulty lies. Rather than eliminating hard work, developers now face new challenges around reviewing generated code, understanding systems they did not write, and verifying correctness. The argument is resonating with programmers debating whether AI tools genuinely boost productivity or simply replace one kind of effort with another.

A new opinion piece in Communications of the ACM argues that AI coding assistants have not made programming easier, but have shifted where the difficulty lies. The author contends developers now face different challenges, such as reviewing, verifying and directing machine-generated code, rather than writing everything themselves. The argument is circulating among developers and prompting debate about whether AI genuinely boosts productivity in software work.

Communications of the ACM has published a piece arguing that AI-driven cyber investigations need safeguards for epistemic security, meaning investigators must be able to trust the reliability and provenance of the evidence AI systems produce. The article highlights risks of misinformation, bias, and unverifiable conclusions when automated tools shape digital forensics, and calls for processes that preserve the integrity of knowledge in security work.